International Drag Race meet set for August 3 and 4

The highly anticipated Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) International Drag Racing event, dubbed Drag Wars 3, has been announced for August 3 and 4.

Earlier this week, the club announced to competitors that the event would see ‘dial-in’ (qualifying) done on Saturday and that knockout runs would be strictly on Sunday.

According to the Club, Saturday (August 3) will be a qualifying day for all competitors, with the slower class of cars (16-12 seconds) getting things started from 10:00h to 13:00h.

Following that, the faster machines (11 seconds to unlimited) will have their moment in the sun.

Shortened strip

Meanwhile, at a recent competitor briefing, the decision was made to shorten the racing distance from the entire quarter mile (1320ft) to 1000ft, owing to ongoing upgrades at the track.

The GMR&SC hoped to complete a new, flat surface for drag racing running in the opposite directions, but inclement weather had stalled any further progress.

According to the club, the area under construction poses no imminent threat to drag racing but essentially means that the car’s braking distance after the quarter mile has been shortened by close to 600ft.

This means that while the faster cars would, under normal circumstances, be able to stop before the construction area, any malfunction in equipment (parachute or brakes) would not have the buffer to stop before the area is under construction.